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NewsCollapsed PFI firm sues trust for £56m
A PFI company that fell into administration three years ago is suing a London acute trust for £56m in compensation, according to papers lodged with the High Court.
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NewsTributes after death of ‘strong, fair and compassionate’ NHS chief
Tributes have been paid after the death of a ‘strong, fair and compassionate leader’ who was chief executive of a North West acute trust for 12 years, and previously a director in the Department of Health.
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NewsExclusive: NHSE halts ‘pioneer’ health centres due to lack of capital
A national plan to build new ‘super’ primary care hubs in six areas has been halted with immediate effect by NHS England because of a lack of capital funding.
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NewsThousands of English NHS 999 calls answered in Wales
Thousands of 999 calls are being transferred to the Welsh Ambulance Service because they are taking more than five minutes to answer in England, HSJ can reveal.
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NewsTrust told to pay more than £200k over dementia patient’s death
A hospital trust has been told to pay almost a quarter of a million pounds after pleading guilty to failing to provide safe care to a patient with advanced dementia who fatally injured himself.
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NewsFraud probe reveals ‘full time’ contractors had second jobs
More than a dozen staff meant to be working ‘full time’ at NHS Digital were found to be doing other jobs at the same time, an investigation by fraud officials has revealed.
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HSJ Local‘Insufficiently curious’ leaders ‘tolerated’ safety failures
Leaders at a mental health trust tolerated high levels of safety incidents and accepted verbal assurance with ‘insufficient professional curiosity’, a critical report has found.
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NewsChildren getting ‘conveyor belt’ care due to waiting list pressure
The pressure to tackle long waiting lists in children’s community services is impacting care quality, clinical leaders have warned.
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NewsNew number one trust CEO revealed
The overarching theme of HSJ’s 2023 ranking of the NHS’s leading provider trust chief executives is one of change. Twenty-four of the names in the top 50 are new when compared to the 2022 list, although some have appeared in the rankings during previous years. In association with ...
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NewsPay deal may lead to band 9s being paid more than senior managers
The pay offer made to NHS staff on the Agenda for Change payscale by government yesterday could see an increasing number of senior leaders paid less than the staff they manage, the managers’ union has warned.
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NewsNHS warned ‘cramming’ A&Es with medics is not working
The NHS’s efforts to prop up emergency departments with thousands of additional medical staff has been the wrong approach to solving the crisis in these services, experts have argued.
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HSJ Local‘Covert filming could get you prosecuted’, trust warns staff after undercover exposé
An ambulance trust that was the subject of a documentary involving covert filming by an employee has warned staff they could be subject to ‘disciplinary action and even prosecution’ if they take this type of action.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Shameful’ £500m cut to workforce and reform budgets
Government is set to cut its planned spending on adult social care workforce, reform and integration by at least £550m, HSJ has learned.
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NewsWhat the pay deal means for each band
The government and Agenda for Change unions have reached a deal in their pay dispute, which the biggest unions will ask their members to support in ballots, while pausing strike action.
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HSJ LocalCall for investigation into funding of provider chaired by NHSE officer
The dentists union has called for an investigation into the funding of a new healthcare provider, which is chaired by NHS England’s chief dental officer for England.
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NewsExclusive: ‘Deliberate attempts’ to conceal racism at NHS agency, says leaked report
Deliberate attempts were made to “conceal the extent of racial discrimination” at a national NHS agency, according to a report leaked to HSJ.
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NewsRevealed: ‘How NHSE plans to split trust if turnaround fails’
Options around the future of a troubled mental health trust are set to be presented to ministers by the end of next month.
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NewsHancock WhatsApp coverage ‘distressing’, says ICS chief
Media coverage of Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApp messages and the government’s response to the pandemic ‘can be distressing’ for NHS staff and others, a respected system leader has said.
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NewsNHSE clinical chief leaves for overseas role
NHS England’s chief midwifery officer – who has been central to the response to recent maternity care controversies – is to leave her role and join an international advocacy group, it has announced.
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NewsPension tax overhauled to help retain doctors
Jeremy Hunt has announced major changes to the pension tax regime in his first Budget today, aimed largely at stopping experienced doctors from retiring early.